As accountants, taxes are inevitably on our accounting-focused minds. As a business owner, the looming threat of another round of taxes can be stressful, but we have you covered.
It takes a very special team to love taking on those deadlines and extensions and navigate the wild world of small business taxes for clients. In fact, they love it so much, they work on them all year. Our unique, proactive approach to managing taxes means less surprises and more efficient planning, making tax time no longer a dreaded time. This unique and talented trio make Accountfully your one-stop-shop for all your outsourced accounting needs. Enough build up (we may be slightly biased), It’s time to meet the team behind the department that excels in the activity many dread the most–taxes.
To provide expertise and knowledge related to income tax compliance and planning to Accountfully's clients and to the recurring accounting teams within the company. The tax team strives to be a proactive business partner to optimize our client's tax positions and proactively help them plan for the future.
▶︎ Tax Compliance: We prepare annual Income Tax returns for corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and their related owners.
︎▶︎ Quarterly Estimated Tax Calculations: We work proactively with our clients to help them manage their tax obligations throughout the year to avoid unexpected surprises.
▶︎ Entity Structure: We work with our clients to review the pros and cons of various entity structures and work with them to make an educated decision. We also support our clients through the tax considerations of changing their entity structure.
▶︎ Ad-hoc planning and advisory services: Our team has the background and resources to advise our clients on the tax consequences of a variety of business and personal scenarios, including:
As you can see from the large list above, we are very hands-on, which means we rely on a few key tools and systems to make our work more efficient:
▶︎ Tax Prep Software: UltraTax CS
▶ Tax Research: Check Point
▶︎ Work Paper Documentation and Client Portal: Onvio
▶︎ Electronic delivery of client tax returns: SafeSend Returns
▶︎ Project Tracking: Asana
Kasidy Owens is our Tax Manager and works from Greensboro, North Carolina. She is an avid outdoors-lady, having learned to ride dirt bikes at the age of nine, and currently enjoys Kayaking. She also appreciates the domestic side of life and can be found in the kitchen perfecting her French recipes or indulging in a slice of Pizza when time does not allow for a scratch-made option. She oversees tax filings and supports Andrew as a Tax-related SME across the team.
Kylie Malcombe is one of our two Senior Tax Accountants. Hailing from Louisiana, Kylie received her Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance and has spent the last seven years developing her skills in Accounting. She found her focus in Tax at a local CPA firm in Louisiana before joining Accountfully.
Maria Softcheck (nee Petsch) rounds out the team as our second Senior Tax Accountant. Maria and Kylie work hand in hand on the preparation of our client's tax returns; working on tax projections, and performing tax research, in addition to performing the tax review process. Maria joins Accountfully as a CPA candidate with six years of tax and accounting experience. She works remotely from Arizona.
Victoria Neves works from Connecticut and prepares tax returns for business and individual clients while providing supporting work papers. She conducts complex and general research on tax compliance as well as impromptu client issues with the team. Additionally, she supports the tax managers and seniors on additional out-of-scope tax projects. Learn more about Victoria in her spotlight.
Kevin Dericks works from Raleigh, North Carolina, and loves all things puzzles and dark humor. He works alongside Victoria preparing business and individual tax returns, while also assisting clients with tax planning amid other tasks. Learn more about Kevin in his spotlight.
Carol Anne Dempsey works from Rome, Georgia. She loves to bake and exercise in her down time. She supports the Staff team in executing the intricate, detailed work of filing our client's tax returns.
Crystal Ruiz works from our home-base of Charleston, South Carolina. She is the detail-oriented wizard that manages the administrative side of our tax filing process.
Each member of the team brings unique and diverse experience to the table; both professionally and personally. Here are the highlights of each Tax Department member's background.
Kylie earned her degree in Accounting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and immediately started her accounting career working in both private and public accounting with the majority of her focus being on payroll tax, income tax, and auditing for both nonprofit and for-profit businesses. Upon starting at Accountfully, Kylie solely focuses on preparing and reviewing all of our clients' tax returns and applies her knack for process improvement and organization to build on the client experience here at Accountfully for our tax clients.
When asked what her favorite thing was about working at Accountfully, Kylie said,
“Accountfully is such a genuinely happy and encouraging place to work. You can always count on Accountfully to make you feel appreciated and valued.”
Kylie likes to unwind after a taxing day (see what we did there) by enjoying dinner with her husband, enjoying a glass of wine, and watching TV with her Australian Doodle, Whiskey. In her free time, she teaches dance twice a week to elementary and high school students and also dabbles in a little graphic design work for family and friends. Get to know Kylie a bit more in her Employee Spotlight feature.
Maria brings a perfect combination of accounting and business analytical skills. Maria stepped into a different role at Accountfully when she joined the tax team at Accountfully in early 2022. Her previous experience in business and financial analytics certainly proves to be helpful when reviewing projections and forecasting for our clients.
Maria grew up in Washington and holds a BS in International Business Management and her MBA from Eastern Washington University. She is currently a CPA candidate.
“I would say I love working with everyone at Accountfully, despite working remotely and having different roles, we have awesome communication. I don’t think I could have asked for better teammates on the tax team. Having the ability to work from home is also great. I knew Accountfully was a company that I wanted to work for and tax was a skill I wanted to specify in, so it’s really been the best overall fit for me.”
When she isn't crushing looming tax deadlines, Maria can most likely be found doing something outdoors, whether it's playing rugby, football, softball, snowboarding, hiking or going on runs with her beloved dog, Lola. She also enjoys some indoor activities like making her own beer, cooking, and reading. Maria currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ. Learn more about Maria, here.
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If you are interested in talking to our Tax Team about your business needs, let’s connect. We would love to get taxes off your plate. Tell us a bit about your business and we will discuss a plan that will work for you!
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